Secretary of the Secretary Information on the "city blockade" on the Internet "No such fact" March 30 17:58
At a press conference in the afternoon, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kan reiterated that the Declaration of Emergency under the Special Measures for Countermeasures against the New Coronavirus had a serious impact on people's lives and that careful judgment was needed. Denied that there was no such information about the spread of lockdowns = urban blockades.
In this context, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kan stated that the Prime Minister's Declaration of Emergency under the Special Measures Law on Countermeasures against the New Coronavirus stated, `` In view of the serious impact on people's lives, You need to make a careful judgment based on that. "
Also, reporters asked, "Is it true that information on the Internet saying" the government will declare an emergency on the 1st of next month and lock down = block the city on the 2nd? " On the other hand, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kan said, "There is no such fact. I specifically deny it."
Mr. Kan said, "At present, we are causing great inconvenience to the people, but in order to avoid strict measures such as an emergency declaration. We do not know that it is going to proceed with notification to the Diet, but there is no fact that such procedure has been taken. "